Brauerei Kneitinger

Regional Brewery in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1530

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Kreuzgasse 7, Regensburg, 93047, Germany
Description
The first documented existence of a brewery on the location of today's Kneitinger at Arnulfsplatz was recorded more than 400 years ago. After many changes of ownership, in 1861 Johann Kneitinger I came into the possession of the brewery via marriage, together with the already existing Sommerkeller at Galgenberg. The skilled master brewer was the first to develop our strong Bockbier, with great success. After his death, his son Johann Kneitinger II refined the beer recipes even more. He also opened the restaurant at Arnulfsplatz, today known as the "mother house". Then, in the third generation, Johann Kneitinger III continued to manage the traditional company together with his wife Sofie. He died in 1975, and Sofie was his sole heir. While she was still living, she founded the "Hans und Sofie Kneitinger-Stiftung" in 1985. She died in 1991 and since then, the foundation has been the owner and operator of the Johann Kneitinger Brewery.

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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ home. Dark brown color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, some caramel, some roast and a hint of chocolate with decent bitterness instead of the expected sweetness. Decent body and carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2016 at 14:30


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

0,5 l bottle. Clear golden in the glass, fine off white head. Grassy nose. Taste starts with malt and a load grain, straw. Everything like expected. Surprisingly more hop bitterness than other bavarian Pilsener. But in the end nothing special, still a Pilsener.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2016 at 15:05


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Clear medium golden colour, large frothy white head, diminishing slowly, good lacing. Aroma is malty, grain, bread, hay. Taste is medium sweet and bitter, malty, grassy, medium duration. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, aftertaste is mild sweetbitter, solid Pilsner.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2015 at 11:00


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Clear deep amberbrown colour, large foamy tan head, good retention and lacing. Strong roasted malts aroma, caramel, brown sugar, bread, nut and cocoa notes. Taste is light heavy sweet and slightly bitter, malty, toffee, dark bread. Medium body, oily texture, smooth mouthfeel, soft carbonation, aftertaste sweetbitter, leafy hops, bit earthy, very nice Dunkel.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2015 at 11:00


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at GBBF 2015. It pours clear deep brown with a decent beige head. The nose is sweet, toasty, brown bread, fruit cake, dried fruit and light spice. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, earthy roast, fruit cake, peppery spice, charred stuff, brown bread with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Simple, easy - going funnel.

Tried on 12 Aug 2015 at 08:05


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled. Thanks heavy! Poured a dark bronze body with a small off white head. Sweet aloma, chocolate and malt, dry, lovely. Light, nice dry chocolate taste, a bit on the lighter side, dry finish, almost no aftertaste. Vaguely creamy, vaguely herbal, vaguely soapy, vaguely bitter. Surprisingly good dunkel all in all. Great job!

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2015 at 12:00


5.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Keg at Reading BF. Reddish-brown with a thick cream head. Rather thin and fizzy. A little caramel and a little nutty dryness. On the bland side but inoffensive.

Tried on 01 May 2015 at 11:19


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Vom Faß im Kneitinger am Arnulfsplatz, Regensburg (20.4.2015). - Tiefes Goldgelb, fast klar; schöne Schaumringe im Glas. - In der Nase feiner, hocharomatischer Hopfen (Hallertauer). Die Zitronennoten erinnern an feinstes Zitronenöl, nicht an Spülmittel und alten Käse wie bei so vielen „Premium“-Bieren. - Antrunk schlank und frisch hopfig, grasig und fein zitronig. Man spürt den etwas volleren Malzkörper (immerhin 12,8º), obwohl das helle Malz im Aroma kaum hervortritt und auch keine dickliche Süße bemerkbar ist. Etwas weniger rezent und etwas vollmundiger als ein übliches Pilsener. Im Abgang sehr aromatisch hopfenherb mit Gras und Kräutern aber wenig bitter. - Gediegenes süddeutsches Pilsener ohne Extravaganzen, mit herkömmlichen aber allerfeinsten Hopfenaromen. Ein Klassiker.

Tried on 21 Apr 2015 at 16:09


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Bacchinalia, Cambridge. Consumed at home. Chocolate/cola brown, little head, plentiful carbonation. Chocolate, caramel, mulled spice and malt on the nose. Taste is sweet without being cloying; however, it doesn’t seem to have a lot of depth... fades to a medium short finish. Malty caramel aftertaste. This is a by-the-numbers dunkel: you can’t fault it, but it fails to inspire.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2014 at 12:54


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Clear dark golden color, topped with a hefty white head, slowly settling down. Mild malty aroma, slight fruity notes. The taste starts sweet, a bit too much, followed by a gentle bitterness. Slight metal feel in the aftertaste, but drinkable.

Tried on 24 Sep 2014 at 12:23